Asura ila

Asura ila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Asura
Species:	A. ila
Binomial name
	Asura ila; (Moore, 1859)
Synonyms
	Lyclene ila Moore, 1859; Asura unifascia Rothschild, 1913;

Asura ila is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.^[1]

Description

Wingspan is about 22-2mm. Antennae of male ciliated. Sub-basal and postmedial bands of the fore wings are reduced to a series of specks. Medial band is broad, regular and nearly erect. The marginal series of specks present.^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura ila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura ila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.

[2] Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.